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Not sure if teaching is for me

  • 13-08-2014 12:42am
    #1
    DJ90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 113 ✭✭


    hi there. I have first year done of a science teaching degree (Biology and Chemistry) but now I'm not sure if I want to be a teacher in a few years. Although I do have an interest in the subjects I am studying and did well in my first year exams, I just think that I'd find it difficult to control a class as I am a quiet person. Also the job prospects and starting pay are not very good and I may be better off doing something that I would be more comfortable with. Having said that I don't really know what I will be like as a teacher until I go on teaching practice in second year but this fills me with dread already! I'm kinda stuck here, thinking whether to take a year out, get my head straight and possibly start a new course next year (because if I go into second year now then decide to swap courses I will have to pay 2 years full fees and that really isn't an option) or to stick at it and try to improve and be a confident teacher. So I'd really appreciate if anybody could help me out and give me some advice. Thanks


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  • #2
    RealJohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭RealJohn


    I wouldn't worry too much about being a "quiet person". I was (and largely still am) too but if you're confident in your skills you can learn to be less 'quiet'. A teacher doesn't necessarily have to have a loud voice or routinely raise their voice to keep a class under control either.

    I would say what you need to ask yourself is whether or not you want to be a teacher. If the answer is yes but you lack confidence, you'll probably get over that. If the answer is no then you should look into changing courses. I would think you might well be exempted from some of your science subjects in first year (and second year if you do it) science based on what you've done anyway so you might only have to pay partial fees if you change courses.

    I'd be inclined to advise you to try the teaching practice anyway and see how you get on. Most people dread it (or at least worry about it) but most people also get on fine in the end so if you still think you want to be a teacher it would be a shame to pack it in without doing any actual teaching.

    I hope things work out for you.


  • #3
    Crazyteacher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭Crazyteacher


    I'd keep going if I were you . As the end you still have a science education degree and you can do anything you want after, whether it be research or science related , not limited to teaching anyway.


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